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 Air con compressor clutch bearing replacement |
W18ODY
 Tue Jan 15 2019 1:15pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 0 · Views: 753 · Subject: Air con compressor clutch bearing replacement |
| Pretty sure this is what is causing the whine on my sport, read a thread on here where someone said he got this done at a main dealer for (iirc) £127 with a small discount on the part which is usuall ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Sat Jan 12 2019 2:08pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
Well today I got the wheel off removed the heat shield and had a proper listen and it’s deffinately coming from the near side.
The whine can clearly be heard and it sounded like it was coming from ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Sat Jan 12 2019 10:26am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
| Will try that today Andy, blowers were off when I observed it last, my theory being it could be the bearing on the clutch and if it went away when the system was off it would indicate bearings on the ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Fri Jan 11 2019 11:29pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
| Cheers Godders, actuator faults seem to be the common cause with these. I’ve no loss of power as far as I can tell, no lights on the dash etc so turbo would seem to be performing as it should, altho ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Fri Jan 11 2019 10:14pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
Update: had someone rev it for me and it sounds like it’s coming from the turbo area 
Can hear it at the passenger wheel arch too, I believe it’s mainly actuator problems with the turbos on t ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Fri Jan 11 2019 8:46pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
| Well seen as I’m doing nothing else tonight i thought I’d have a look with no other light than the one on my phone! The fan wasn’t coming off at all, the small bolts on the pulley weren’t that ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Fri Jan 11 2019 6:27pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
| Cheers for the reply Andy, funnily enough this is also on the hit list as there’s a bit of a squeal when cold and after a bit of searching it seems the tensioner is a common problem so that will be ... |
| Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
W18ODY
Fri Jan 11 2019 5:47pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 3722 · Subject: Tdv6 engine whine, relevant to rpm |
| Noticed a whine coming from the engine, at low speeds it can be heard then engine/road noise overcomes it. Had a listen with the bonnet up but yet to pinpoint it, I’ve read some people having this i ... |
| Facelift lights with resistor fitted fast flashing indicator |
W18ODY
Wed Nov 14 2018 12:12pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 0 · Views: 1000 · Subject: Facelift lights with resistor fitted fast flashing indicator |
Hi everyone,
My sport has the 2010 light upgrade howevered weirdly the left side indicator still flashes quick even though there are resistors fitted. I should point out the indicators themselves ... |
| 2005 se Bluetooth retrofit |
W18ODY
Mon Oct 01 2018 2:08pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 4 · Views: 2555 · Subject: 2005 se Bluetooth retrofit |
Cheers triplemmm
It’s mainly for music I just like the idea of it been “as factory” and depending on the cost I wouldn’t have minded much. Do you have a link to the one you bought? I’ll h ... |
| 2005 se Bluetooth retrofit |
W18ODY
Mon Sep 24 2018 6:52pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 4 · Views: 2555 · Subject: 2005 se Bluetooth retrofit |
I’ve read around and it seems the discovery 4 module is the better option than the lr factory kit.
I’d really like to have a retrofitted option over an aftermarket one but if the cost seriously o ... |
| is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
W18ODY
Sun Sep 16 2018 1:06pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 38 · Views: 11821 · Subject: is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
| new battery arrived friday great service from tayna, so far so good! cheers for the help everyone! |
| is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
W18ODY
Thu Sep 13 2018 9:32am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 38 · Views: 11821 · Subject: is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
cheers for the replies everyone!
ive read that it would be worthwhile getting an agm as i do a lot of short journeys, when reading up it seems a lot of the batteries are higher cca than what was fi ... |
| is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
W18ODY
Wed Sep 12 2018 4:01pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 38 · Views: 11821 · Subject: is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
looking at betteries seems the enduroline and the exide are both common, anyone got a preference?
cheers. |
| is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
W18ODY
Wed Sep 12 2018 3:40pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 38 · Views: 11821 · Subject: is this all battery related? hdc gearbox park brake |
cheers for replies lads, the surface charge is interesting this would probably be why it showed 12.6v all day then when connected to the car dropped to 10.4?
new battery is on the cards just wantin ... |
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